The Russian Empire is a distinctive phenomenon, although the original style elements make it similar to the French and Central European classical forms. The furniture of the Russian Empire is characterized by exceptional beauty, subtlety of taste, juicy decorativeness. The main distinguishing feature of Empire style furniture is the strictest obedience to the laws of architecture with the usual division of architecture in horizontal and vertical directions. Separate lines are strictly calculated, which enhances and emphasizes the overall composition of the subject. Many excellent examples of this furniture are kept in the collections of the State Hermitage Museum and the Russian Museum (Mikhailovsky Palace).
Today we want to introduce you to the Director General of Noble Empire Interior, Mrs. Angelica Lahiyalova, who presents collections of such furniture in Dubai. We met with Angelica in her comfortable lounge on Zaabil Street and asked a few questions.
- Angelica, now in the UAE market there is an abundance of various furniture. Who, with the modern desire for minimalism and free space, is the main buyer of furniture in the Russian Empire style?
- Our customers are mainly people who want to fill their homes with highly artistic furniture made only from precious mahogany. In the furniture market, we occupy our own niche and try to convey this to our customers. The furniture of our company is not bulky, it can be rather called elegant. We try to bring joy to fans of our products.
- How to correctly fit into the interior of a modern business person furniture made at your company's factories? After all, if before it was the decoration of palace halls, now it carries a considerable functional load - you need to put the TV somewhere, and connect a computer with a printer?
- I repeat, our designers are developing models that, although they are a generation of classic furniture, are at the same time very functional. We offer bedrooms, dining groups, relaxation kits, TV and flower stands, office furniture and much more.
Our furniture is not just museum exhibits, but quite functional, convenient and beautiful interior items. Everything is executed in such a way that there is no flashy disagreement between products belonging to different eras.
We use an integrated approach to solving the tasks assigned to us by the buyer. Our company does not engage in mass production of furniture, we work with each customer individually. Our experts can develop the design of your premises and fill them with furniture, taking into account the general style decision of the interior and the size of the rooms or office. Visit us and see for yourself.
- All pieces of furniture in the style of Russian Empire are very elegant and richly decorated. How do you manage to maintain a balance of the price-quality ratio?
- Yes, indeed, we use only valuable tree species, leather, bronze, and gilding in the production. In our products, the proportion of manual labor is very high. But since our company has not only trading floors, but also its own full-cycle production base, we exclude intermediaries from the supply chain of products to the final customer and offer the best price for good quality and high artistic value.
- Can middle-income people afford your furniture, or is it the lot of the "rich and famous"?
- I do not want to deal with the comparative characteristics of companies that sell furniture. I can only say that our pricing policy corresponds to the furniture that we offer. It seems to me that many of our customers do not consider themselves rich and famous. These are people who want to fill their home with comfort and peace. Our furniture helps them solve these problems.
- Are there many of your compatriots among your customers who are versed in such subtleties as the Russian Empire style and purchase your products exactly?
- Among the buyers of our furniture there are a lot of Russian-speaking people. Among them are quite a few who are familiar with our history. However, there are a lot of those who first became acquainted with the Russian Empire style in our store and became a fan of such furniture immediately and forever. For our part, we are trying to acquaint people with the history of Russian art.
- How often do new collections appear in your store?
- Our store has a fairly wide range. At the production site, we also have a large product range. Our designers are constantly developing new models that skillful cabinetmakers bring to life. Therefore, furniture selections change with a frequency of 2-3 months. The period for updating collections is related to the production cycle.
Be sure to visit our store, because it is better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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